Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

In the Jiangcheng council hall, six nobles—Kant, Linna, Robin, Wang Hao, Chen Bing, and Lu Wei—sat together for another meeting.

This is already the umpteenth meeting they've held in the past two weeks. For the past two weeks, Jiangcheng has been destroyed under the offensive of the Ye family's army. It was once a super-powerful city-state fortress that was known as the best military fortress in the southern border, with maximum defense and maximum magical technology. Now it looks like an old man on the verge of death.

It can be said that in the past two weeks, both civilians and soldiers in the city have lived in fear.

"Last night, the power station in the city was severely damaged by unknown assailants, and now most of Jiangcheng is without power."

Viscount Linna said, "The Night family has obviously infiltrated the city, and they are operating in the shadows. We have no idea how many of them there are. They are causing trouble here and there. I think we can no longer sit idly by and wait to die."

Count Condé raised an eyebrow and glanced at him: "What do you mean?"

Viscount Linna said, "I think what Viscount Robin said that day wasn't entirely without merit. Anyway, we're going to die anyway if we stay in the city. Rather than being tortured and played to death, we might as well fight our way out of the city and fight the Ye family. Even if we lose, at least we'll understand why we lost."

Baron Lu Wei scratched his head after hearing this and said, "But now there are many Ye family spies infiltrating Jiangcheng. If we gather our troops and leave the city, they will definitely get the news immediately."

"Therefore, we can remain inactive within the city," said Viscount Linna. "We need to seek support from His Majesty the Duke."

"Will His Majesty the Duke agree to this?"

"If there is an opportunity to completely eliminate the Ye family, you will definitely be willing to seize it."

Linna's expression was very confident.

Then he picked up a remote control and pressed a button, and a holographic projection map appeared in the center of the conference room.

A red dot was marked on the map. Linna said, "This is the Ye family's army camp. If we can successfully launch a surprise attack, even if they are the Ye family, we may still have a chance of winning."

Baron Lu Wei was quite surprised: "How did you find the Ye family's encampment?"

"This... of course, it's intelligence obtained by my Lin family's spies," Lin Na said vaguely.

In reality, it was given to him by the night owl.

“…” Count Kant remained silent for a long time, as if he was considering something.

"I also think that this might be a way, at least it's one of our few chances of winning right now."

Upon hearing Earl Conde's words, Linna, Robin, Chen Bing, and Wang Hao exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.

They had prepared some arguments to persuade Count Kant, but they didn't expect him to agree to the plan so quickly.

That would be easy.

Soon, they were able to establish communication with Duke Wang En.

"You mean, attack the Ye family's encampment?"

A holographic projection of Duke Wang En stood before the crowd.

“Yes, Your Grace,” Linna said. “We all agree that this is a golden opportunity. According to my informants, Night Owl, Night Song, and the other younger members of the Night family are all in this camp.”

Duke Wang En raised an eyebrow: "Is that so...? That is indeed an opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Linna said, "The Ye family has already planted spies in our city, so we cannot act first. Otherwise, once we start to gather our forces, they will definitely notice. Only if you send troops to start the battle first, will we then lead our troops out of the city to join you."

Duke Wang En was silent for a moment, then suddenly grinned and said, "Viscount Linna, I never thought you'd be so clever. It seems I really underestimated you before."

"Hehehe, no problem, no problem..." Lin Na chuckled, then realized something was off. Was Wang En praising him or insulting him?

"I'll think about it and give you an answer later."

"Yes, Your Grace, we await your reply."

After hanging up the call, Wang En sat in his seat, deep in thought.

An old monk with white hair slowly walked over from behind, carrying an oil lamp: "My lord, this seems to be a good opportunity."

“If the intelligence is accurate, then this is certainly a good opportunity. If we can take this opportunity to eliminate Night Owl and the elite descendants of the Night family, even if that old guy Night Spring is still alive, the Night family will surely be doomed.”

Wang En glanced at the old mage: "The question is, how do you think Linna, that incompetent fool, managed to find the exact location of the Ye family's camp with his intelligence spies?"

Old Master: "You mean...?"

“A trap.” Wang En sneered. “Without a doubt, this is a trap. The Ye family could have taken Jiangcheng long ago, but they haven’t been able to break into the city yet because they fear the most advanced magic technology towers in Jiangcheng. Those magic technology towers can automatically lock onto intruders who break into the city and launch plasma magic attacks. If the Ye family wants to win against the magic towers, they will have to pay a price. The Ye family obviously wants to take Jiangcheng without taking any damage and doesn’t want to let the other nobles of the Southern Border Justice Alliance get the benefit.”

The old mage said, "So, the Night family deliberately leaked information to Linna and the others."

“That’s right.” Wang En sneered, “Night Owl wants to lure Linna and the others out of the city to launch a night raid on their Night Clan camp, and then lay an ambush. Once the protection of the magic technology tower in the city is gone, the Night Clan can wipe them out on the Great Plains like it’s nothing.”

"However, Viscount Linna finally had a moment of wisdom. If they had led their troops to their deaths, they would have been doomed."

The old monk asked, "So you're planning to turn the tables on me?"

“Heh, that’s right.” Wang En narrowed his eyes: “Don’t they like ambushes? The Ye family has a total of 30,000 troops attacking Jiangcheng this time. I’ll just bring 150,000 troops to surround them in a lightning strike. I want to see how they deal with it!”

The old mage was stunned: "150,000 troops?? But Your Grace, the traitorous allied forces only number over 300,000... If they are all mobilized, the defenses of the other city-states downstream of the Yellow River will inevitably be weakened. Won't that allow the other noble armies of the Southern Righteous Alliance to take advantage of the situation?"

"Therefore, our actions must be swift. Fast, accurate, and ruthless. We must eliminate Night Owl's 30,000 men as quickly as possible, and then retreat to defend our position."

Wang En paused, then said with a hint of disdain, "Furthermore, you're overestimating the capabilities of the armies of other noble families in the Southern Territory. Don't assume that other noble families are at the same level just because the Ye family has been fighting these past few days. These noble families are incomparable to the Ye family. They've enjoyed decades of peaceful life, indulging in extravagance and debauchery. Their military command and intelligence capabilities are probably less than a tenth of the Ye family's. By the time they receive the intelligence and mobilize their troops, we'll have already finished our battle."

The old monk thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense..."

"Moreover, Night Owl would never have imagined that I would directly mobilize half of my forces to deal with their mere 30,000 men."

Wang En sneered: "To be honest, facing an opponent like the Ye family, I'm really afraid of losing if I'm outnumbered."